Georgia Power reaches a tentative agreement to expand fossil fuel infrastructure; Longtime educator and author writes about racism experienced in school – WABE
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Georgia Today: Hurricane Idalia hits Georgia; Giuliani defamation suit; Land seizure in Hancock
On the Wednesday August 30th edition of Georgia Today: Hurricane Idalia is making its way through parts of Georgia, we'll have details; A federal judge holds former Trump attorney Rudy Gialiani liable in a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers; And the story of Georgia family fighting to keep land that has been in the family for generations from being seized in the name of commerce and development.
Source: gpb.org
New coalition takes aim at tort reform in Georgia. Frivolous lawsuits are its target.
“Frivolous lawsuits caused by Georgia’s legal environment have cost businesses – large and small – millions of dollars,” the co-chairman of Competitive Georgia wrote in a joint statement.
United States Brian Kemp Mitch Stephens Supreme Court Cornerstone Government Affairs Sandersville Railroad Co
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New coalition takes aim at tort reform in Georgia
ATLANTA — A new nonprofit founded by three high-power lobbying firms is setting its sites on tort reform in Georgia.
United States Brian Kemp Mitch Stephens Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch Supreme Court Sandersville Railroad Co
Source: douglascountysentinel.com
Railroad and residents at odds over Hancock County rail project
The Sandersville Railroad Company filed an amended petition for the state to allow them to get more land in Hancock County, but landowners say they're not giving in.
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'They Didn't Expect Us to Push Back': Small Georgia Town Sets Out to Fight Railroad Company's Attempt to Steal Their Land Using Eminent Domain
A Georgia railroad company has filed a petition with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to take over several plots of privately owned land using
Source: atlantablackstar.com
Rural Georgia Town Squares Off With Rail Company That Wants Its Land – Mother Jones
“They didn’t expect us to push back because we’re poor and Black.”
Source: motherjones.com
Residents of Sparta, Georgia, Push Back Against Railway Plans That Would Divide Properties and Increase Pollution
Sandersville Railroad Company says it needs land from Sparta, Georgia residents who are fighting back against environmental injustice.
Source: ecowatch.com